Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a plan of action that identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are comprised of 169 targets that seek to balance economic, social, and environmental development.

SDGs and Human Rights

SDG Reporting/SDG Submission

Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) are a common means to report on SDG progress. VNRs are an opportunity to share successes, challenges, and lessons from implementing the SDGs to improve the experience and advance the achievement of the 2030 Agenda. (Information about Voluntary Local Reviews is available on the Subnational Oversight page.)

SDG Reporting/SDG Submission

Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) are a common means to report on SDG progress. VNRs are an opportunity to share successes, challenges, and lessons from implementing the SDGs to improve the experience and advance the achievement of the 2030 Agenda.

SDG Books & Articles

UN Bodies

  • UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Division for Sustainable Development Goals UNDESA’s Division for Sustainable Development Goals provides substantive support and capacity-building to support member-states in their efforts to advance the SDGs and their related thematic issues
  • High-Level Political Forum The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is a UN platform for the follow-up and review of the SDGs
  • UN Sustainable Development Group The United Nations Sustainable Development Group guides, supports, tracks and oversees the coordination of development operations in 162 countries and territories
  • Association for Supporting the SDGs for the UN The Association for Supporting the SDGs for the Unted Nations is an international non-governmental organization that consults with various UN bodies to promote the SDGs
  • UN Project Office on Governance The United Nations Project Office on Governance strengthens the governance capacities of developing UN member states to support the achievement the SDGs
  • OHCHR The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights promotes and protects human rights that are guaranteed under international law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • UN Global Compact The United Nations Global Compact works to connect companies with strategies that align with universal principles on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption to advance societal goals

Other Resources

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